At the end of last month, the following teaser video appeared online (below). Dramatically and artistically shot, it started off suggesting that some monumental event was going to befall London this summer — like a UFO landing, or something equally epic.
Deadmau5 doesn't mind flying commercial. He's in the DJ racket for the love, not the perks. Or at least his latest Tweets would have us believe.
Following last year's "We all hit play" run-in over EDM live sets, Deadmau5 and Afrojack had another very public difference of opinion this summer.
Deadmau5 and speaker company Kitsound have just released a portable mini speaker version of the famous Deadmau5 head.
Deadmau5 has won $20,000 in a charity tournament based on the online battle royale game 'PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds'.
He was one of a number of people to compete in the tournament, taking part alongside a team of fans captained by esports organisation Cloud9, YouTubers The Try Guys and streamer Jericho.
The money has been donated to Extra Life which raises money to support Children's Miracle Network Hospitals in the US. The tournament took place at the newly-opened OGN Super Arena in California.
It's been a balanced year of old and new for Canada's oft-outspoken mouseman Joel Zimmerman. Tapping into his roots and legacy, Joel dedicated time to celebrating a decade of Mau5trap, reminding us of just how much talent has passed through his label's doors from Chris Lake to Noisia via Rezz and Excision. He also dug deep into his own vaults and gave away an entire album of old projects called 'Stuff I Used To Do' that featured a host of unreleased and rare Mau5 classics.
Never one to sit still or ever languish in the past, he's been much more innovative than he has nostalgic. His eye-melting Cube has been thoroughly updated and invigorated with a 2.1 reboot and remains up there with the likes of Prydz as one of the most striking and technologically-advanced performance concepts in the game. Taking it around the world to a huge array of big festivals and solo on his Lots Of Shows In A Row tour, its sense of spectacle backs up the strong opinions he's happy to share online.
Deadmau5 has revealed a number of his production secrets in the latest Razer Music tutorial alongside Steve Duda. You can watch the video below.
In the 14-minute clip, Deadmau5 gives a walk-through of the production process for his latest track, 'Imaginary Friends', whilst also revealing a number of techniques in mastering and routing. He also shows viewers how to create the much sought-after "Deadmau5 pluck".